Gunman attacks Rite-Aid manager, robs Vallejo store

A Rite-Aid manager was struck in the head with a gun by a man who robbed the drug store Saturday morning, police said Monday.

The victim was working in the back of the store, at 2021 Solano Ave., at about 6 a.m. when a man barged into the store holding a black handgun, police said.

The gunman demanded the manager open all registers and cash drawers, and hand him all the cash, police said.

He left with an undisclosed amount of cash, they added. It was unclear when the manager was pistol whipped by the robber, but he sustained minor injures police said.

The gunman is described as a black man, 18 to 20 years old, 6-foot-3-inches, 150 pounds, with hazel eyes and dreadlocks. He also had a tattoo of a skull with flames on the back of his right hand. He had a white T-shirt wrapped around his face, and was wearing a gray hooded sweater and blue jeans.

Vallejo police were still reviewing the surveillance video as of Monday afternoon, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 800-488-9383 or Solano County Crime Stoppers at (707) 644-STOP (7867) to leave anonymous tips.